Arizona Chickens

[marlys]

I am in the heart of Tucson, never seen skunks, but every now and then, there is 'that odor' guess they are every where even though you don't see them.

 

[DesertChic]

Thanks for your reply. I'm sure they can handle our winters fairly easy. I purchased a large hard wire coop. Pretty open [thinking of winter] Thought I would put up plywood over the sides, but the bottom [hardwire] would be open. The top is covered. Sound ok? I had chickens in northern Minn. [very cold winters] they did ok in their play house coop.

I have two coops that are completely open on the fronts and half of the sides, never close it up, and my chickens do fine all winter. Lots of air is good for them as long as they have a dry place to roost at night. Dampness is what's hard on then. You may have to occasionally thaw out their water, but winters are pretty mild around here and no trouble at all for the chickens.

 

[houdiniduck]

The regs in ctiy of mesa proper are 10 chickens total, one of which can be a rooster, as long as no one complains about the noise. HOA are bad, county islands if you can find one would be good. eta: I have not heard of any rules about house chickens or colored chickens. Good luck, outlying areas are the best, I have found. I am in Mesa!

 

[mcbmaz]

[COLOR=333333]So, possibly moving to the Mesa area in March....[/COLOR]


[COLOR=333333]What are the rules on "house chickens"? The ordnance I read made it sound like they had to be in an outdoor coop....[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]Also, is there a rule about not being able to dye your chickens? ( Our silkie is currently pink)[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]Any recommended areas around Mesa to look for housing that is chicken-friendly?[/COLOR]

I live in far east Mesa near Crismon and University. I have 6 hens in a coop outside. They run my yard all day and make plenty of noise during the morning hours when they are laying. I am a stones throw from a county island and just a few miles down the road from Apache Junction. One neighbor likes that I have chickens, and I am going to assume the others dont care because no complaints from the HOA.Some folks around here will have a difference of opinion about a pink chicken but I doubt anyone will will care enough to call PETA. There is a fairly large community of folks that keep chickens in their back yard in this city and most people don't fuss. I know people that live in Red Mountain Ranch (ritzy community) that have the same kind of set up that I have and they don't get complaints either. So in short, when you move out here check out the neighborhoods and live where you want. It is pretty common to have a neighbor with chickens.

 

[Banaynaychicken]

Thanks for all the info. I'll check out ok feeds. See what they have. Sounds like chickens are as tough as us

Yup, they sure are!they go CRAZY for the frozen fruit, though Pomegranites and Cantelope kind of stain their feathers for a bit if they get too deep into the fruit XD they love it though!

 

[yellow duck]

I'm interested in your lavanders if there still available i have some lavenders already and love them how much u selling them for

 

[aviddamy]

Yup, they sure are!they go CRAZY for the frozen fruit, though Pomegranites and Cantelope kind of stain their feathers for a bit if they get too deep into the fruit XD  they love it though!

We gave my hens a pomegranate and there were several with pink feathers.

 

[generaldsherman]

Anyone entering the safford poultry show in Jan?

 

[MagicChicken]

Thanks for your reply. I'm sure they can handle our winters fairly easy. I purchased a large hard wire coop. Pretty open [thinking of winter] Thought I would put up plywood over the sides, but the bottom [hardwire] would be open. The top is covered. Sound ok? I had chickens in northern Minn. [very cold winters] they did ok in their play house coop.

Hi Marlys,

Make sure the air can vent out near the top, to avoid condensation. I had to cut some extra windows into the upper walls of the first coop I built because the condensation would create rain inside the coop on cold mornings. Even though the front wall was all wire. Haven't had a problem since the extra windows went in. (I am also in Tucson.)

 

[marlys]

Thanks so much. Didn't think of top vents seeing it is so open. Will do.